is a rechargeable

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system. It is primarily used for public transport in

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, where it was introduced on 18 March 2007. Pasmo can also be used as a payment card for vending machines and stores. Pasmo is a development of the

Passnet was a stored-fare system using magnetic cards of the 22 members of the Passnet Association in the Kantō region of Japan. It was available between October 14, 2000 and January 11, 2008 in 1,000, 3,000 and 5,000 yen varieties. There were also 500 ...

system used by many non- JR railway lines in the

Greater Tokyo Area The Greater Tokyo Area is the most populous metropolitan area in the world, consisting of the Kantō region of Japan (including Tokyo Metropolis and the prefectures of Chiba, Gunma, Ibaraki, Kanagawa, Saitama, and Tochigi) as well as the ...

. The system offers interoperability with the JR East Suica system, as well as integrating private bus companies into the former Passnet network. The technology is based on an

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technology developed by

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known as

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. As of April 2009, there are over 11 million cards in circulation.

Companies and organizations accepting Pasmo

Railways

Most railway operators introduced the system simultaneously when Pasmo started. * Chiba Urban Monorail (from 14 March 2009) *

Enoshima Electric Railway The is a private railway in Japan which connects Kamakura Station in Kamakura with Fujisawa Station in Fujisawa, Kanagawa. Stations en route include , the stop closest to Kōtoku-in, the temple with the colossal outdoor statue of Amida Buddha. ...

(Enoden) *

Hakone Tozan Railway The is a private railway company in Japan, part of the Odakyu Group. It is best known for its operation of the Hakone Tozan Line, the first mountain railway in Japan, but like most Japanese railway companies, also operates bus service, namely Hako ...

* Hokuso Railway *

Izu Hakone Railway The is a private railway company in Kanagawa Prefecture and Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. The company also operates excursion ships, and the group companies operate buses and taxis. The company has its roots in founded in 1893. Izuhakone Railway ...

( Daiyuzan Line only) *

Keikyu (), also known as or, more recently, , is a private railroad that connects inner Tokyo to Kawasaki, Yokohama, Yokosuka and other points on the Miura Peninsula in Kanagawa Prefecture. It also provides rail access to Haneda Airport in Tokyo. mea ...

Keio Corporation () is a private railway operator in Tokyo, Japan, and the central firm of the that is involved in transport, retail, real estate and other industries. The name is derived from taking one character each from the places through which the railw ...

Keisei Electric Railway The (stylized as K'SEI since 2001) is a major private railway in Chiba Prefecture and Tokyo, Japan. The name ''Keisei'' is the combination of the kanji 京 from and 成 from , which the railway's main line connects. The combination uses diffe ...

Metropolitan Intercity Railway Company The is a third-sector railway operating company in Japan. It was established on 15 March 1991 to construct the 58.3 km Tsukuba Express (then known as the ''Jōban Shinsen'') commuter railway line from in Tokyo to in Ibaraki Prefecture ...

(

Tsukuba Express The , or TX, is a Japanese railway line operated by the third-sector company Metropolitan Intercity Railway Company, which links Akihabara Station in Chiyoda, Tokyo and Tsukuba Station in Tsukuba, Ibaraki. The route was inaugurated on 24 Augu ...

) *

Nippori-Toneri Liner The is an automated guideway transit (AGT) system between Nippori Station in Arakawa and Minumadai-shinsuikōen Station in Adachi, Tokyo, Japan. The line opened on 30 March 2008. It is operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation ...

Odakyu Electric Railway , commonly known as Odakyū, is a major railway company based in Tokyo, Japan, best known for its ''Romancecar'' series of limited express trains from Tokyo to Odawara, Enoshima, Tama New Town, and Hakone. The Odakyu Electric Railway Company fo ...

Sagami Railway The , or , is a private railway company operating three lines in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of holding company Sotetsu Holdings, Inc. Sotetsu Holdings is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange; 6.58% of it is owned ...

(Sōtetsu) *

Saitama Railway The is a mostly underground rapid transit line in Japan operated by the third sector operating company Saitama Railway Corporation. Funded by Saitama Prefecture, local municipal governments, and Tokyo Metro, it forms a continuation of the Tok ...

Seibu Railway is a conglomerate based in Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan, with principal business areas in railways, tourism, and real estate. Seibu Railway's operations are concentrated in northwest Tokyo and Saitama Prefecture; the name "Seibu" is an abbreviati ...

Shin-Keisei Electric Railway The is a private railway in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. It connects Narashino and Matsudo. It is a subsidiary of Keisei Electric Railway. It has the following bus company subsidiaries. * Funabashi Shin-Keisei Bus * Matsudo Shin-Keisei Bus Lines ...

Tama Toshi Monorail The , also referred to as the Tama Monorail, is a monorail system in Western Tokyo. Operated by the Tokyo Tama Intercity Monorail Co., Ltd., the double tracked, 16.0 km monorail line carries passengers between the suburban cities of Higash ...

Tobu Railway is a Japanese commuter railway and ''keiretsu'' holding company in the Greater Tokyo Area as well as an intercity and regional operator in the Kantō region. Excluding the Japan Railways Group companies, Tobu's rail system is the second longes ...

Tokyu Corporation The is a Japanese multinational ''keiretsu'' ( conglomerate) holding company headquartered in Shibuya, Tokyo. Its main operation is , a wholly owned subsidiary operating railways in the Greater Tokyo Area. History The oldest predecessor ...

Tokyo Metro The is a major rapid transit system in Tokyo, Japan, operated by the Tokyo Metro Co. With an average daily ridership of 6.84 million passengers, the Tokyo Metro is the larger of the two subway operators in the city; the other being the Toei ...

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(Toei Subway) * Toyo Rapid Railway *

Yokohama City Transportation Bureau The Yokohama City Transportation Bureau, legally the is the local government administrative agency in charge of public transport services in the city of Yokohama, Japan. Subway operations The Yokohama Municipal Subway consists of the following ...

( Yokohama Subway) *

Yokohama Minatomirai Railway Company The is a third-sector railway company funded by the city of Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, and Tokyu Corporation. The company oversees the Minatomirai Line The Minatomirai 21 Line (みなとみらい21線 ''Minato-mirai-21-sen''), commonly ...

* Yokohama New Transit (

Kanazawa Seaside Line The is an automated guideway transit line operated by which operates between Shin-Sugita in Isogo Ward to Kanazawa-Hakkei in Kanazawa Ward in Yokohama is the second-largest city in Japan by population and the most populous municipa ...

) *

Yurikamome , formerly the , is an automated guideway transit service operated by ''Yurikamome, Inc.'', connecting Shimbashi to Toyosu, via the artificial island of Odaiba in Tokyo, Japan, a market in which it competes with the Rinkai Line. The line is name ...

Buses and tramways

Bus and tramway operators have been introducing Pasmo readers on their systems gradually. * Chiba Kotsu *

**Enoden Bus *

Fuji Kyuko , commonly abbreviated as Fujikyu, is a passenger transportation company headquartered in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi, Japan. The company operates the Fujikyuko Line railway and regional and long-distance bus routes. The company also operates the T ...

**Fuji Express **Fujikyu City Bus **Fujikyu Heiwa Kanko **Fujikyu Shizuoka Bus **Fujikyu Shonan Bus **Fujikyu Yamanashi Bus *

Funabashi Shin-Keisei Bus is a city located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 644,668 in 309,238 households and a population density of . The total area of the city is . It is the Greater Tokyo Area's 7th most populated city (after p ...

**Matsudo Shin-Keisei Bus **Narashino Shin-Keisei Bus * Hakone Tozan Bus **Odakyu Hakone Highway Bus *

Heiwa Kotsu Heiwa (平和), the Japanese word for ''peace'', may refer to: *Heiwa, Aichi, a town in Aichi Prefecture, Japan * Heiwa (album), an album by jazz fusion band Greetings From Mercury *Heiwa Corporation, a Japanese manufacturer of pachinko machines *DR ...

**Danchi Kotsu * Hitachi Jidosha Kotsu *

* Kanagawa Chuo Kotsu **Fujisawa Kanako Bus **Sagami Kanako Bus **Shonan Kanako Bus **Tsukui Kanako Bus **Yokohama Kanako Bus *

Kanto Bus Kantō (Japanese) Kanto is a simplified spelling of , a Japanese word, only omitting the diacritics. In Japan Kantō may refer to: *Kantō Plain * Kantō region *Kantō-kai, organized crime group *Kanto (Pokémon), a geographical region in the ...

**KB Bus * Kawasaki City Transportation Bureau ( Kawasaki City Bus) * Kawasaki Tsurumi Rinko Bus **Rinko Green Bus *

Keihin Kyuko Bus The is a bus company within the Keikyu Group which was established on 10 April 2003 to inherit all business of the Keihin Kyuko Electric Railway bus department. Outline The bus company was established in April 2003 and has operated since 1 Octob ...

**Haneda Keikyu Bus **Shonan Keikyu Bus **Yokohama Keikyu Bus *

Keio Bus is a core bus-operating company of the Keio Group which was established on February 1, 2002, inherited business all of the Keio Electric Railway (present Keio Corporation) automobile operation division and started business on August 1 of the sa ...

**Keio Bus Chūō **Keio Bus Higashi **Keio Bus Koganei **Keio Bus Minami **Keio Dentetsu Bus *

Keisei Bus The is a bus company within the Keisei Group which was established on 1 October 2003 to inherit all business of the Keisei Electric Railway bus department. Local bus services Offices * Edogawa Office * Kanamachi Office * Matsudo Office * Ichika ...

**Chiba Chuo Bus **Chiba City Bus **Chiba Flower Bus **Chiba Green Bus **Chiba Kaihin Kotsu **Chiba Nairiku Bus **Chiba Rainbow Bus **Ichikawa Kotsu Jidosha (Ichikawa Line Bus) **Keisei Town Bus **Keisei Transit Bus **Tokyo Baycity Kotsu * Kokusai Kogyo Bus *

Nishi Tokyo Bus is a bus-operating company in western Tama Area, mainly in Hachioji and Akiruno, Tokyo, Japan. It has in a subsidiary which once took charge of bus routes in western Hachioji area and Ome area, and expressway bus routes. Although it now belongs ...

**Tama Bus * Odakyu Bus **Odakyu City Bus *

(Sagami Railway Bus) **Sotetsu Bus *

Seibu Bus Seibu may refer to: *Seibu Holdings or a subsidiary thereof **Saitama Seibu Lions **Seibu Railway *Sogo & Seibu **Seibu Department Stores is a Japanese department store. The first store to trade under the name opened its doors in 1949. Seibu is t ...

**Seibu Jidosha **Seibu Kanko Bus *

Tachikawa Bus 250px, Showa Memorial Park is a city located in the western portion of Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 184,383 in 93,428 households, and a population density of 7600 persons per km2. The total area of the ci ...

**City Bus Tachikawa * Tobu Bus (Tobu Bus Central) **Asahi Motor **Ibakyu Motor **Kawagoe Motor **Kokusai Juo Kotsu **Tobu Bus East **Tobu Bus West *

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) *

( Toei Bus, Toei Streetcar) *

Tokyu Bus Tokyu may refer to: * Tokyu Group, a group of companies centered on Tokyu Corporation ** Tokyu Corporation, a Japanese railway company, the largest member and parent company of the group ** Tokyu Car Corporation, a former Japanese railway vehicle m ...

**Tokyu Transsés * Yamanashi Kotsu **Sanko Town Coach *

( Yokohama City Bus) **Yokohama Traffic Development

Popularity

On April 11, 2007, it was announced that sales of Pasmo fare cards would be limited to commuter rail pass purchases until August due to extremely high demand. It was originally predicted that approximately 2 million Pasmo cards would be sold in the first month, but about 3 million were actually sold, and stocks of Pasmo cards were running out. Sales of regular Pasmo cards resumed on September 10, 2007. Until this date, only Pasmo commuter rail passes could be purchased.

Usage with other systems

Through collaboration with JR East, passengers can use Pasmo cards wherever Suica cards are accepted to ride nearly any railway, metro, or bus in the Tokyo metropolitan area. Transit systems/lines outside the Pasmo system but usable with the Pasmo card include: * Suica **

East Japan Railway Company The is a major passenger railway company in Japan and is the largest of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR-EAST or JR East in English, and as in Japanese. The company's headquarters are ...

(JR East) lines in the Kanto, Niigata and Sendai areas **

Tokyo Monorail The , officially the , is a straddle-beam, Alweg-type monorail line in Tokyo, Japan. It is an airport rail link that connects Tokyo International Airport (Haneda) to Tokyo's Ōta, Shinagawa, and Minato wards. The line serves 11 stations betwee ...

Saitama New Urban Transit The is a manually driven rubber-tyred people mover system in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, operated by . The 12.7-kilometre that runs north from Ōmiya Station (Saitama), Ōmiya Station in Saitama, Saitama, alongside the Tohoku Shinkansen and Joets ...

(New Shuttle) **'' Sendai Airport Transit'' **

Tokyo Waterfront Area Rapid Transit The is a railway line in Tokyo, Japan. It is the only line operated by the third-sector company Tokyo Waterfront Area Rapid Transit. It connects central Tokyo to the artificial islands of Aomi and Odaiba. The line is served by some trains on th ...

(Rinkai Line) ** JR Bus Kanto (local buses in the Mito area) In July 22, 2014,

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added support for Suica and Pasmo cards in the

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through the

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function of the

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and the

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. The service was then discontinued in January 18, 2022.

References

External links

*
English part of the Pasmo website
on integration between JR Suica and Pasmo system {{DEFAULTSORT:Pasmo Fare collection systems in Japan Contactless smart cards 2007 introductions 2007 establishments in Japan